Tzvi Abusch
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3768686 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Tzvi Abusch |
| NOMBRES | Tzvi |
| APELLIDO | Abusch |
| FIRMA | ABUSCH T |
| AFILIACIONES | Brandeis University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 3 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1974 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
A Stanza Analysis of Ninurta 1
Ritual and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
The authors of this volume celebrate the contributions of David P. Wright to the fields of biblical studies and ancient Near Eastern studies. They place particular focus on topics of ritual and law, the major concerns of Wright's scholarship. The studies included deal with various texts and issues in the Hebrew Bible, Mesopotamian texts and material culture, Hittite cultic ritual, and comparative mythology.
The Hymn to Marduk (Ludlul bēl nēmeqi I 1–42) Reconsidered
The 42-line “hymn” to Marduk at the beginning of Ludlul bēl nēmeqi has long been taken as integral to the entire work. We argue, however, that this hymnic segment differs from the rest of the poem with respect to style, content, and in its portrayal of Marduk as both merciful and punitive. These contrasts suggest that the hymn was affixed secondarily to the poem, primarily in order to emphasize the ultimate supremacy of Marduk. This development m…
Some Observations on the Babylon Section of Enūma Eliš
This note argues that those sections of Enūma Elis̆ that deal with the construction of the city of Babylon were secondarily added to the text. This argument is based on inconsistencies and unnecessary repetitions in the text and concludes that Enūma Elis̆ is a composite formed over time
The Reconciliation of Angry Personal Gods
A number of Akkadian šuilla prayers contain a section where the petitioner requests that the high god reconcile the petitioner with his personal gods. The present contribution analyzes these prayers and argues that the aforementioned section is secondary and that many šuilla s become more coherent when the theme of reconciliation with the personal gods is removed. The discordance introduced by this theme suggests a large-scale revision of this bo…
The Magical Ceremony Maqlû
The Akkadian series Maqlû, 'Burning', remains the most important magical text against witchcraft from Mesopotamia and perhaps from the entire ancient Near East. Maqlû is a nine-tablet work consisting of the text of almost 100 incantations and accompanying rituals directed against witches and witchcraft. The work prescribes a single complex ceremony and stands at the end of a complex literary and ceremonial development. Thus, Maqlû provides import…
The Witchcraft Series Maqlû
Jonah and God
The book of Jonah concludes with a puzzling rhetorical question by God, connecting plants, animals, and the people of Nineveh (4:10–11). This essay attempts to explain the logic of this rhetoric and to lay out its precise force, thereby clarifying the literary message of the book
The Chicago Maqlû fragment (A 7876)
The fragment A 7876 (Oriental Institute, Chicago) occupies a special position among the cuneiform sources of the ritual Maqlû . The six-column tablet, inscribed in the Neo-Assyrian script of the 8th and 7th centuries BC, originally contained the complete text of the series with its nine canonical tablets. Taking into account the relevant duplicate manuscripts the article offers an annotated edition of this fragment and compares its style and form…
Mesopotamian Witchcraft
Riches Hidden in Secret Places
Riches Hidden in Secret Places
Providing a scholar's salute to a teacher, colleague, and friend, the contributors to this volume honor the memory of Thorkild Jacobsen with essays on Mesopotamian history, culture, literature, and religion.
The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh
This essay traces the history of the several major versions (Old Babylonian, eleven-tablet, and twelve-tablet) of the Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh and examines the development of meaning from one version to the next. The focus is on the underlying conflict or conflicts that define and impart power to the work, that is, the conflict between the extraordinary and the normal. We will notice that in the Epic there is a constant conflict between the her…
Ghost and God
Lingering over Words
Ishtar's Proposal and Gilgamesh's Refusal
Dismissal by Authorities
Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Literature
The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh
This essay traces the history of the several major versions (Old Babylonian, eleven-tablet, and twelve-tablet) of the Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh and examines the development of meaning from one version to the next. The focus is on the underlying conflict or conflicts that define and impart power to the work, that is, the conflict between the extraordinary and the normal. We will notice that in the Epic there is a constant conflict between the her…
Ishtar's Proposal and Gilgamesh's Refusal
Mesopotamian Anti-Witchcraft Literature
Dismissal by Authorities
Ishtar's Proposal and Gilgamesh's Refusal
Lingering over Words
Ghost and God
The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh
This essay traces the history of the several major versions (Old Babylonian, eleven-tablet, and twelve-tablet) of the Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh and examines the development of meaning from one version to the next. The focus is on the underlying conflict or conflicts that define and impart power to the work, that is, the conflict between the extraordinary and the normal. We will notice that in the Epic there is a constant conflict between the her…
Riches Hidden in Secret Places
Providing a scholar's salute to a teacher, colleague, and friend, the contributors to this volume honor the memory of Thorkild Jacobsen with essays on Mesopotamian history, culture, literature, and religion.
Riches Hidden in Secret Places
Mesopotamian Witchcraft
The Chicago Maqlû fragment (A 7876)
The fragment A 7876 (Oriental Institute, Chicago) occupies a special position among the cuneiform sources of the ritual Maqlû . The six-column tablet, inscribed in the Neo-Assyrian script of the 8th and 7th centuries BC, originally contained the complete text of the series with its nine canonical tablets. Taking into account the relevant duplicate manuscripts the article offers an annotated edition of this fragment and compares its style and form…
Jonah and God
The book of Jonah concludes with a puzzling rhetorical question by God, connecting plants, animals, and the people of Nineveh (4:10–11). This essay attempts to explain the logic of this rhetoric and to lay out its precise force, thereby clarifying the literary message of the book
The Magical Ceremony Maqlû
The Akkadian series Maqlû, 'Burning', remains the most important magical text against witchcraft from Mesopotamia and perhaps from the entire ancient Near East. Maqlû is a nine-tablet work consisting of the text of almost 100 incantations and accompanying rituals directed against witches and witchcraft. The work prescribes a single complex ceremony and stands at the end of a complex literary and ceremonial development. Thus, Maqlû provides import…
The Witchcraft Series Maqlû
The Reconciliation of Angry Personal Gods
A number of Akkadian šuilla prayers contain a section where the petitioner requests that the high god reconcile the petitioner with his personal gods. The present contribution analyzes these prayers and argues that the aforementioned section is secondary and that many šuilla s become more coherent when the theme of reconciliation with the personal gods is removed. The discordance introduced by this theme suggests a large-scale revision of this bo…
Some Observations on the Babylon Section of Enūma Eliš
This note argues that those sections of Enūma Elis̆ that deal with the construction of the city of Babylon were secondarily added to the text. This argument is based on inconsistencies and unnecessary repetitions in the text and concludes that Enūma Elis̆ is a composite formed over time
The Hymn to Marduk (Ludlul bēl nēmeqi I 1–42) Reconsidered
The 42-line “hymn” to Marduk at the beginning of Ludlul bēl nēmeqi has long been taken as integral to the entire work. We argue, however, that this hymnic segment differs from the rest of the poem with respect to style, content, and in its portrayal of Marduk as both merciful and punitive. These contrasts suggest that the hymn was affixed secondarily to the poem, primarily in order to emphasize the ultimate supremacy of Marduk. This development m…
Ritual and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
The authors of this volume celebrate the contributions of David P. Wright to the fields of biblical studies and ancient Near Eastern studies. They place particular focus on topics of ritual and law, the major concerns of Wright's scholarship. The studies included deal with various texts and issues in the Hebrew Bible, Mesopotamian texts and material culture, Hittite cultic ritual, and comparative mythology.
A Stanza Analysis of Ninurta 1
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